blender newbie here, I've been struggling trying to figure out why even tho I got the same nodes and connections the final result is different, I want the result on the right.
Edit: Added new picture after pressing f12 (to render)
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Sign up to join this communityBefore the Compositor takes effect, you need to render the scene. Try to press F12
. Also, it seems that you're using a different MatCap. Your render is most likely going to look different.
Edit: To change the selected MatCap, switch to the Workbench Render Engine (marked blue in the screenshot). This will cause the MatCap UI element to show up (marked red in the screenshot). If you click that element, a row of available MatCaps will show up. You just need to select the one that looks close to the reference.